Ode to calmness

It was a difficult week at work, so here's an image that calms down the eye and the mind.
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Double

For once again the famous Paleokaria bridge with its magnificent double waterfall, in Trikala - Thessaly, Greece.

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Life

This is the famous Paleokaria bridge with its magnificent double waterfall, in Trikala - Thessaly, Greece.
And for now this is my last upload on 500px until I get back my camera from Nikon service. I hope it won't get too long.
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Memorising

The famous Palaiokaria waterfall in Trikala - Thessaly, Greece.
I visited this breathtaking beautiful waterfall along with my good friend Spiros Pashos. Spiros has been experimenting with various forms of photography and you may follow him here:
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The old bridge above the double waterfall stands there from the 16th century and once used to connect Thessaly with Epirus.

Turbulent

The famous palaiokaria waterfall in a b&w edition.

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16th century stone bridge

The stone bridge of Paleokaria was built between 1500 and 1550 A.C. It is a 26m length stone bridge filling a gap of 19 meters with its arch. It has a height of 10 meters while the waterfall behind it is 12 meters tall. The two waterfalls that adorn the bridge are basically two consecutive small dams, the first a 12 meters dam and the second a 2 meters dam and they were built in 1975.
The bridge once used to connect Thessaly with Epirus.

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Liquid noir

A classic place for most landscapers in Greece. The famous Palaiokaria double waterfall with the stone bridge dated back to the 16th century.
Every time I visit Kalampaka - Meteora I never lose a chance to take some shots on this site just 50 kilometers away from Meteora.

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Autumnal

Listening all day to UNKLE's music...
When autumn comes, people link the season to a beautiful reddish and even foggy environment. And that was my initial intention when I started to process this capture, to show the colorful leaves and their reflection on the water. However, it turned out to a much darker approach, more strange and moody.
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TAMRON SP 24-70mm F2.8 Di VC USD A007N

Luminous

A better view, in black.

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Watered

Getting back to my waterfalls' project this is a general view of the final waterfall location in Palia Kavala trail path. As I have written before, it's a relatively easy path to walk and a much invigorating experience. Every year, each summer, there is a happening going on in the trail path, the "Wood-water festival".

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Cross flow

Is it a crossed flow or a cross in the flow? :p

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Final destination

The final and greatest waterfall in the Palia Kavala trail path.
Last year I had a project where I took shots over the small waterfalls of the territory and also some shots including this location. This year I covered a couple of other angles of the specific waterfall.
Previous year's photos:
https://500px.com/photo/67766979/watered-by-elias-pentikis?from=set&set_id=1260785
https://500px.com/photo/68082563/cross-flow-by-elias-pentikis?from=set&set_id=1260785
https://500px.com/photo/68082563/cross-flow-by-elias-pentikis?from=set&set_id=1260785

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A bit closer...

The final and greatest waterfall in the Palia Kavala trail path.
Last year I had a project where I took shots over the small waterfalls of the territory and also some shots including this location. This year I covered a couple of other angles of the specific waterfall.
Previous year's photos:
https://500px.com/photo/67766979/watered-by-elias-pentikis?from=set&set_id=1260785
https://500px.com/photo/68082563/cross-flow-by-elias-pentikis?from=set&set_id=1260785
https://500px.com/photo/68082563/cross-flow-by-elias-pentikis?from=set&set_id=1260785

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Refuge of dreams

A site I had visited a couple of years ago. This little panorama was created with my little Pentax K-r:
https://500px.com/photo/36373316/morrowind-exists!-by-elias-pentikis?from=user_library
Obviously some things have evolved.

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Fall of the flow

I started a small project about a month ago, to take shots on small waterfalls that can be found in Kavala's prefecture by following popular trail paths. This one comes from the territory of Mesoropi, a village that lies inside a crevice of the Paggaio mount. The trail is very difficult and quite steep at some points as it climbs up to the mountain. I needed a whole hour just to walk up 1000m, but at least I found out this small waterfall. Mesoropi is a place I'll visit again in the future.

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Zen in the water

This is the previous waterfall, from another perspective.

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Into the whispers of the water

This small waterfall is located at the Palia Kavala trail path. A very easy path to walk and full of water especially in February-March.
View better in black.

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Beutiful otherness

As 500px compression really kills the photos, I boosted a little bit the contrast and the saturation and now I upload again the photo.
For the record this shot is an other angle, a different point of view of the previous waterfall, more vibrant in terms of colors and light. I hope you enjoy it.
The title of the photo is borrowed from a Bent's song.

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Dreamy

The St. Barbara waterfall in Drama prefecture, East Macedonia - Greece.
A photo excursion to this magical place with my friend Eleftherios Mylothridis. You may check his work by clicking on the following link:
https://500px.com/leftismilos

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Is it alive?

Lepidas waterfall

The waterfall of Lepidas in Dipotama village and about 23km from the main village of Paranesti that belongs to Drama prefecture, Greece.
The "lepida" word in English means "blade".
The waterfall has a height of about 25-30 meters and is one for the highest waterfalls of the Balkan peninsula.
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Touching

"Departure from reality."

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Sarakina bridge

Sarakina bridge is a 6 stone arches bridge over the Penaeus river that was originally constructed in 1520 under the guidance of bishop Bessarion of Larissa. There's also an inscription built in the wall that refers the year of 1514 as the construction year. Nowadays part of it is comprised from sandstones and some other part from concrete. The reason for this, is that in the beginning of the 19th century, two arches and a pier of the bridge collapsed due to the erosion of part of its foundations. At first the collapsed parts were replaced by wooden add-ons but much later in 1970 they were also replaced in turn and reinforced by a concrete construction. The deck was also reinforced by concrete plates and extended to two meters wide. The maximum height of the bridge is 9,7 meters and the maximum width of its largest central arch is 19,7 meters.
In 2005 the bridge got totally useless as a new one has been built to cover the transportation needs between the villages.

Frozen 30 meters above

The Lepidas (blade) waterfall near Dipotama village , Rodhopi mountain chain, Drama prefecture - Greece. We have so low temperatures at this time of year in northern Greece which results the waterfalls located inside the virgin forest of Rodhopi mounts to get frozen. Especially this year's winter happens to be the coldest of all for at least the past 10-15 years as I can remember.
Lepidas is a 30 meters waterfall with water flowing over him all year. My previous visit to this site was in March, when the flow was so strong that I couldn't move around to try various shooting angles. Here is my panorama from that visit:
Lepidas waterfall
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Icefall

The Lepidas (blade) waterfall near Dipotama village , Rodhopi mountain chain, Drama prefecture - Greece. We have so low temperatures at this time of year in northern Greece which results the waterfalls located inside the virgin forest of Rodhopi mounts to get frozen. Especially this year's winter happens to be the coldest of all for at least the past 10-15 years as I can remember.
Lepidas is a 30 meters waterfall with water flowing over him all year. My previous visit to this site was in March, when the flow was so strong that I couldn't move around to try various shooting angles. Here is my panorama from that visit:
Lepidas waterfall
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Frozen giant

Livaditis waterfall in Xanthi prefecture, Rodhopi mounts - Greece. With its 60 meters height It is said to be the highest in Balkans. It freezes almost every winter, but this year after the pass of Ariadne cold wave that swept Greece with extremely low temperatures, Livaditis and its surroundings appeared uniquely beautiful and quite frozen.